Concept mapping has many advantages for English reading class: (1) students expend their understandings of key vocabulary and concepts beyond simple definitions; (2) students construct a visual representation of a concept’s definition that helps them in remembering; and (3) students are encouraged to integrate their background knowledge into definition. Continue reading →

Process writing approach is one of the approaches can be used in teaching the students to write a text, like a descriptive text. It covers prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. This writing tells about prewriting process in teaching writing descriptive text. Continue reading →

Narrative text is one of the genres taught for the eight and ninth grade students at Junior High School. A narrative text usually has orientation, complication, sequence of events, resolution, and coda. Continue reading →

According to Susilohadi (2008) report text is a text that classifies or describes something in general. Reports begin with a general statement which introduces the topic. In the description, facts (parts, qualities, habits and behaviors of the subject) may be described. Wardiman, et al (2008) adds that the first point we should be aware of … Continue reading →